18 EASTERN COURIER, APRIL 20, 2011
NEWS
Now you can use your hampsta card
at over 1,000 stores nationwide!
Texts cost 20 cents
Call the freephone 0800 364 364, text 'sub' to 364 or go to www.hampsta.co.nz.
Friendly service: Gary Alway and Nyra, one of the Hampsta call centre operators.
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Hamsters are famous for being good at saving
things until they really need them. Well, think
hamster, think Christmas, and you've got Hampsta,
the first Christmas savings plan of its kind anywhere
in the world.
Hampsta grew out of a concern that people who
entrusted their savings to certain schemes were
left unprotected when things went wrong.
From its small beginnings, helping people to save
securely and get full value for items for their Christmas
table, Hampsta has grown into a shopping system
that is simple to understand and operate, a safe and
trusted way to save for the things your family want
-- shopping with 21 of New Zealand's biggest and
best-loved retailers.
General manager Gary Alway says the key to
Hampsta's success is the protection it affords
members. "Every cent you save goes into an
independent Public Trust account, to be loaded onto
your own personal eftpos-style card so that when it
comes to Christmas you are in control -- spending
your own money on whatever you want.''
Under New Zealand consumer law, savers have
little protection against hamper or voucher schemes if that
business goes into receivership -- which is why the trust account
is so important to the Hampsta concept.
It's the first in the world to protect members' funds through a
Crown-owned trust organisation.
"We don't handle your money or have access to it,'' Gary
says, "nor do we deliver boxes or vouchers. We give you an
eftpos card to shop with at New Zealand's leading retail stores
where you can get the best choice and the best value.''
The stores are all trusted names in apparel, sports goods,
home entertainment, appliances, homewares, food, liquor, toys,
cosmetics, jewellery and much more.
"We're thrilled by the support given to us by the major
retailers,'' Gary observes, pointing out that the Hampsta cards
can be used from December 1 right through until January 10
-- including Christmas, New Year and all those summer sales.
"It's a great assistance during a time of real pressure on family
finances,'' Gary says. "After Christmas, people tell us it's the
best they've ever had.''
The minimum weekly saving is $15 per week, and you can
start anytime.
It's simple to join -- call the freephone 0800 364 364, text 'sub'
to 364 or go to www.hampsta.co.nz.
*If you join now you'll get $50 added to your Hampsta account
-- offer lasts until April 29th.
The choice is yours next Christmas!
*See www.hampsta.co.nz for Terms and conditions.
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Quake Matez reach out
By HINERANGI VAIMOSO
Helping hands: Axel and Tory Scott with daughter Sapphire-Rose have started Quake
Matez, a free service helping fellow Cantabrians relocate.
The damage in Christ-
church has been done
but for people like Axel
and Tory Scott the night-
mare is far from over.
After surviving the
quake the young couple
decided to trade in life on
the mainland for a new
home in Auckland.
Now that they're
settled they're keen to
help Cantabrians who
want to move.
I remember wanting
to get in there and help
pull people out, but I had
to focus on looking after
my wife and my daugh-
ter,'' Mr Scott says.
And then I thought
what can we do to help? I
thought about what we
were going through and
how stressful it can be
and we came up with
this.''
Mr and Mrs Scott have
just launched Quake
Matez, a voluntary ser-
vice to help Cantabrians
who are relocating --
whether it's sourcing
long-term
accommo-
dation, a job, furniture,
schools, transport or
even just some company.
I'm willing to even
have people over for cof-
fee because I know how
lonely it can be,'' Mrs
Scott says.
We've been there. We
know what people are
going through, we know
how they're feeling and
we know the kind of
things they need because
we have had to start
from scratch,'' Mr Scott
says.
An actor by trade, Mr
Scott is now working for
Massey University as a
phone interviewer.
Mrs Scott is a fulltime
mum to four-month-old
Sapphire Rose
The couple has made
Quake Matez a free ser-
vice for people from
Christchurch but have
hopes that eventually it
might become a paid ser-
vice for people relocating
to Auckland from any-
where in the world.
Go to the Quake
Matez facebook page,
call 027-293-2825 or visit
quakematez.yolasite.com
for more information.
A golf day for a cause
A corporate golf day will
raise money for Home
and Family Counselling.
There will be great
prizes to be won at the
May 5 event at the
Muriwai Golf Club.
Home and Family Coun-
selling provide counsel-
ling services on a
donation-only basis.
Go to www.homeand
family.org.nz for infor-
mation and registration.